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Head  Quarters  Trans-Miss.  Dept. ) 

Shreveport,  La.,  January  3d,  1865,      ) 

GENERAL  ORDERS  j  l.^-.  1 

No.  2.  ) 

I.  Whenever  Ordnance  Stores  are  lost  or  damnged  in  any 
Brigade,  it  will  be  the  duty  of  each  Bri-i^ale,  Division,  or 
District  Commander,  at  the  request  of  his  Ordnance  Officer,  or 
of  any  officer  acc(>untable  for  Ordnance  Stores,  to  appoint  as 
often  as  neces:«ary,  a  Board  of  Survey  to  consist  of  three  offi- 
cers, to  assess  the  value  of,  or  damage  to,  such  stores. 

The  decision  of  this  Board,  with  the  approval  of  the  Bri- 
gade, Division  or  District  Commander,  will  be  final, — and  it 
will  be  the  duty  of  the  Brigade,  Division  or  District  Ordnance 
Officer  to  notify  the  company  commander  to  stop  the  amount 
on  the  muster-rolls  when  privates  are  found  chargcal)le, — and 
when  oiiicers  are  found  chargeable,  instead  of  reporting  to  the 
Secretary  of  War  as  required  by  Paragraph  921  Army  Regu- 
lations, he  will  notify  the  Brigade  Quartermaster  or  the  Chief 
Quartermaster  of  the  District,  to  have  the  amount  stopped  at 
the  next  payment.  Duplicates  of  such  notifications  will  be 
sent  to  the  Chief  of  the  Ordnance  Bureau,  Trans-Miss.  Dep't , 
to  be  transmitted  by  him  to  the  Second  Auditor  of  the  Treas- 
ury, at  Marshall,  Texas. 

A  statement  of  all  stoppajres  made  by  the  Board  of  Survey 
against  odiccrs  and  men  will  be  furnished  by  the  Brigade,  Di- 
vision or  District  Ordnance  Officer  to  the  Biigade  InspecLor  or 
other  officer  having  charge  of  that  duty  who  will  see  that 
these  stopj)ages  are  actually  made. 

The  above  instructions  will  also  be  adhered  to  in  the  artil- 
lery, where  the  Board  of  Survey  will  be  called  by  the  Com- 
miinding  Officer  of  the  troops  with  whom  the  Battery  or  Com- 
j)any  may  be  serving 

II.  Ordnance  Sergeants  will  remain  habitually  with  their 
Kcgiment,  and  will  keep  themselves  constantly  inlbrmed  as  to 
the  positions  of  the  Brigade  Ordnance  train. 

]]l.  Issues  of  Cartridges  except  to  cover  expenditure  in  fc- 
tion,  will  be  limited  to  three  rounds  for  each  man  per  month, 
for  the  effective  strength  of  the  command.  Should  it  appear 
from  the  property  returns,  that  the  expenditure  has  exceeded 
this  limit,  the  money  value  of  the  excess  will  be  stopped  against 
the  Ordnance  Officer,  as  prescribed  in  Paragraph  I.  of  this 
order, 

IV.  The  Chief  Ordnance  Officer  of  the  Army  or  District 
will  report,  within  thirty  days  after  the  expiration  of  each 
quarter,  any  failure  on  the  part  of  the  officers  in  the  command 
to  which  he  is  attached,  to  mike  the  returns  required  by  the 
Regulations. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirhy  Smith. 

S    S.  ANHRRSO.N, 
Assistant  Adjutant  GcueraL 


SHREVEPORT,  LA.,  JANUARY  4,  1865. 

Creneral  Orders, ) 

.      IVo.  3.  i 

I.  The  following  ordei-  is  published  for  the  information  of  all  con- 
cerned : 

RiCHftioXD,  Decemb.-.k  1,   1S64. 
Exchange  Notice,  ) 
No.  13.  } 

1.  All  Confederate  oflScers  ;ind  men  who  have  b^-.  ;i  lelivered  by 
the  Federal  authorities  at  any  place  prior  to  Xovemb.-r  2;j  h,  1864,  are 
hereby  declared  to  be  exchanged. 

2.  All  officers  and  men  of  the  Vicksburg  capture  of  July  4rh,  1863, 
who  reported  at  a'hy  parole  camp  either  east  or  we.st  of  the  Mississippi 
river,  at  any  time  prior  to  November  1st,  1864,  are  lier.-by  declared  to 
be  exchanged. 

(Signed)  R.  OULl), 

Agti  ,t  of  Exchange. 
II.  All  officers  and  men  wBo  have  been  exch  mged  bv  Notices  No. 
12  and  13  will  report  for  duty  with  their  respective  ominauds  without 
delay. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirbv  Smith, 

S.  S.  ANDERSOy, 
Assistant  Adjutant  General 


SHREVEPORT,  LA.,  JAN.  5,  1865. 

Genera!  Orders, ) 

No.  4.  i 

I.  At  a  General  Court  Martial  convened  at  Tyler,  Texas,  by  Par. 
VI,  Special  Orders  No.  157,  series  of  1864  from  Department  Head 
Quarters,  of  which  Brigadier  General  J.  S.  Roane  was  President — wa.s 
arraigned  and  tried  Lieutenant  Philip  Fulcrod,  on  the  following 
charges  : 

Charge  1st. — Disobedience  of  orders. 

Charge  2nd.— Neglect  of  duty. 

Charge  3rd* — Conduct  prejudicial  to  good  order  and   military 
discipline. 

Charge  4th. — Conduct  unbecoming  an  officer  and  a  gentleman. 

The  Specifications  being  lengthy  are  omitted. 
Finding   and   Sentence* 

Of  the  1st  Specification  to  the  1st  Charge,  GuiltVi 

Of  the  2nd  Specification  to  the  1st  Charge,  Guilty. 

Of  the  3rd  Specification  to  the  1st  Charge,  Not  Guiltv. 
Of  the  1st  Charge — Guilty. 

Of  the  1st  Specification  to  the  2d  Charge,  Guiltv. 

Of  the  2d  Specification  to  the  2d  Charge,  Guiltv. 

Of  the  3d  Specification  to  the  2d  Charge,  Not  Guilty, 

Of  the  4th  Specification  to  the  2d  Charg-e,  Not  Guilty. 

Of  the  5th  Specification  to  the  2d  Charge,  Not  Gullty 
Of  the  2d  Charge— Guilty. 

Of  the  1st  Specification  to  the  3d  Charge,  Not  Guilty, 

Of  the  2d  Specification  to  the  3d  Charge,  Not  Guilty. 

Of  the  3d  Specification  to  the  3d  Charge,  Not  Guilty. 

Of  the  4th  Specification  to  the  3d  Charge,  Guilty 

Of  the  5th  Specification  to  the  3d  Charge,  Not  Guilty^ 

Of  the  6th  Specification  to  the  3d  Charge,    Guiltv,  (except  cer- 
tain words.) 

Of  the  3d  CHARGE—Not  Guilty, 


V.  Upon  the  adjournment  sine  die  of  any  General  Court  Martial  the 
Judge  Advocate  will  forward  to  Department  Ilead  Quarters  a  state- 
ment of  all  the  cases  tried  by  the  Court,  containing  a  copy  of  the 
order  under  which  the  Court  convened,  the  name,  rank  and  command 
of  accused,  the  offense  with  which  he  is  charged  and  the  disposition 
made  of  the  case.  The  Judge  Advocates  of  the  military  Courts  will 
forward  a  similar  statement  at  the  end  of  every  month. 
By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirbv  Smith. 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 
Assistant  Adjutaat  General. 


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SHREVEPORT,  LA.,  JANUARY  7,  1865. 

Crcneral  Orders, ) 
l^o,  5.  ) 

I.  The  followiug  officers  having  reported  ten-  diif  j,  in  accordance 
with  orders,  are  announced  as  constituting  the  Military  Court  for  this 
Department  : 

Colonel  LOUIS  BUSH,  Presi  ing  Officer. 
Colonel  GUY  M.  BRYAN,    P.  A.  C  3. 
Colonel  M.  R.  CULLEN,    P.  A.  C  S. 
Lieutenant  J.  W.  HARDIE,  P.  A.  C.  S.,  Judge  Ad- 
vocate. 

II.  All  orders  heretofore  issued  from  Department  Head  Quarters 
relating  to  the  ))ay  of  "  bonded  agents  "  are  hereby  revoked.  From 
the  first  of  August,  1864,  they  will  receive  the  pay  and  allowances  of  a 
Captain  of  Infantry. 

III.  Surgeon  L.  T.  PIM,  P.  A.  C.  S.,  is  announced  as  As- 
sistant to  the  Chief  of  the  Jledical  Bureau,  Trans-Mississippi  Depart- 
ment. 

IV.  Officers  commanding  companies,  battalions  and  regiments, 
will  report  without  delay  to  Department  Head  Quarters,  the  names  and 
rank  of  the  officers  captured  from  their  resj>ective  comm;inds. 

V.  Paragraph  VI  of  General  Orders  No.  40.  series  of  1864,  from 
Department  Head  Quarters,  is  amended  as  follows  :  When  sugar  and 
molasses  are  not  issued,  the  ration  of  fresh  beef  will  be  one  and  a  half 
pounds,  or  of  bacon  three-fourths  of  a  pound  ;  of  flour  one  and  a  half 
pounds,  or  of  corn  meal  one  and  a  half  pounds. 

To  th(^se  who  labor  ten  hours  or  more  daily,  the  ration  of  sugar 
and  molasses  will  also  be  issued  in  addition  to  the  above. 

Paragraph  II  of  General  Orders  No.  62,  series  .-f  1864,  from  De- 
partment Head  Quarters,  is  hereby  revoked. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirby  Smith, 

S.  S.  x\NDERSOX, 
Assistant  Adjutant  General 


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Head  Quarters  Trans- Miss.  Dept. 

Shreveport,  La.,  January  21st,  1865. 

GENERAL  ORDERS 
No.  6. 

Hereafter  no  leave  of  absence  will  be  granted  by  District 
Commanders  for  a  longer  period  than  Thirtj-  days,  unless  upon 
Certificate  of  Disability — and  in  the  case  of  Medical  Officers, 
satisfactory  evidence  must  accompany  the  application  that 
proper  medical  attendance  has  been  secured  for  their  com- 
mands during  their  absence. 

Applications  for  extension  of  leave  of  absence  from  a 
Medical  Officer  must  be  made  through  the  Chief  Medical 
Officer  in  the  District,  of  the  branch  of  service  to  which  the 
applicant  belongs. 

No  leave  of  absence  exceeding  Seven  days  will  be  granted 
to  a  Medical  Purveyor  without  reference  to  the  Chief  of 
Medical  Bureau. 

II.  During  the  temporary  absence  o(  Capt.  John  E.  Garey, 
Chief  Quartermaster,  Major  W.  H.  Haynes,  Q.  M.,  will  take 
charge  of  his  office. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirby  Smith. 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 


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Head  Quarters  Trans-!M!iss.  Dept.  ) 

Shreveport,  La.,  February  2d,  1865.      ) 

GENERAL  ORDERS ) 
No.  7.  ^ 

T.  For  the.  purpose  of  enforcing:  General  Orders  No.  .57,  serici?, 
l>S(;i,  iVotn  Depnrtment  Hentl  Qna>ters,  Enrolling  Officers  are 
directed  to  inspect  the  rolls  of  detailed  men,  eniplo3-ed  in  the 
Government  establishments  in  their  districts.  Officers  in  charge 
of  these  establishments  will,  upon  application  of  the  Enrolling 
Oilicer,  furnish  the  rolls,  and  exhibit  the  orders  detailingthe  men. 

II.  Application  for  the  revocation  of  any  Special  Order  must 
specify  the  paragraph,  number  and  date  of  the  Order. 

III.  In  order  to  fncilitate  the  supply  of  forage  and  subsistence 
to  detachments  of  the  Reserve  Corps,  OHicers  of  the  Tax-in- 
Kind  service  will  direct  their  agents  in  charge  of  Depots,  to 
supply  as  far  as  practicable,  the  requirements  of  such  com- 
mands as  are  on  duty,  taking  the  requisitions  and  receipts  of  tho 
Olliccr  in  command  for  tho  forage  and  subsistence  issued  to 
them. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirby  Smith. 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 


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Head  Quarters  Trans-Miss.  Dept. ) 
Shreveport,  La.,  February  3d,  1865.      ) 

GENERAL  ORDERS } 

No.  8.  ^ 

Under  the  Regulations  of  Overland  commerce  with  Mexico, 
established  by  the  President  on  the  3d  of  August  1864,  and 
published  in  General  Orders  No.  77,  series  of  1SG4,  from  De- 
partment Head  Quarters,  all  carriers  engaged  in  the  exporta- 
tion of  Cotton  and  Tobacco,  west  of  San  Antonio  or  Goliad, 
Texas,  and  leaving  either  of  those  points  after  the  1st  day  of 
February  1805,  must  have  clearance  papers  lor  their  wagons 
or  other  vehicles  from  the  Deputy  Collector  of  Customs  at  one 
of  these  places,  viz:  from  Mr.  Samuel  Sampson  at  San  AntoniOj 
or  Mr.  John  N.  Rose  at  Goliad!  Any  sucn  wagons  or  vehicles 
with  Cotton  or  Tobacco  moving  westward  from  either  of  these 
places  after  the  1st  day  of  February  18G5  without  such  clear- 
ance will  be  liable  to  seizure  mider  the  9th  and  lOtli  Para- 
graphs of  the  Regulatidns. 

The  military  commander  of  the  Western  Sub  District  of 
Texas  will  cause  the  same  to  be  executed  in  accordance  with 
the  said  Regulations. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirby  Smith. 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 


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8HREVEP0RT,  LA.,  FEBRUARY  10,  1865. 

General  Orders,  \ 
No.  9.  j 

I.  All  communcatious  addressed  to  Dept.  Hd.  Qrs.  should  sfat^ 
distinctly  the  Post  Office,  County  and  State,  to  which  answers  are  to 
be  directed.  Neglect -of  this  simple  matter  often  causes  much  delay, 
and  compliance  with  the  above  rule  will  enable  the  Department  to  givo 
prompt  attention  to  all  questions  submitted  for  decision. 

II.  The  transfer  of  detailed  men  from  the  employment  of  the 
otficer  to  whom  they  are  ordered  to  report,  unless  made  by  the  author- 
ity granting  the  detail,  is  strictly  forbidden,  and  any  officer  making 
such  transfers  will  be  held  to  a  rigid  accountability. 

III.  Major  Geo.  A.  Gallaghkr,  Ass't  Adj't  Gen'l,  is  assigned 
to  duty  at  Dept.  Hd.  Qrs. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirby  Smith, 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 
Assistant  Adjutant  General. 


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SHREVEPORT,  LA.,  FEBRUARY  13,  1S65. 

C^eneral  Orders, ) 
'    ]¥o.  10.         / 

I.     The  following  order  is  published  for   the  information  of  tli« 
Department. 

Adjuta.nt  and  Inspector  General's  Offick, 

Richmond,  October  3,  1864. 

GE.fBRAL  Orders,  ) 
No.  77.  J 

The  following  will  superFede  General  Orders,  No.  76,  present  sc- 
ries, Avhich  are  hereby  revoked  : 

I.  All  details  heretofore  granted,  under  authority  of  the  War  De- 
partment, to  persons  between  the  ages  of  18  and  45*  years,  are  hereby  ' 
revoked;  and  all  such  detailed  men,  together  with  those  within  tho 
said  ages,  who  hold  furloughs  or  temporary  exemptions  by  reason  of 
pending  applications  for  detail,  will  be  promptly  assembled  at  the 
camps  of  instruction,  and  appropriately  assigned  among  the  aruiies  for 
seivicL-;  except  that  men  detailed  and  now  actually  employed  in  the 
service  of  the  Government  as  artisans,  mechanics  or  persons  of  sciett- 
tific  skill  (and  those  detailed  and  now  engaged  in  the  manufacture,  col- 
lection and  forwarding  of  indispensable  .supplies  for  the  army  and  na- 
vy), will  be  continued  in  their  present  employments  until  their  respec- 
tive details  are  revised. 

•  •  •  '    *  •  •  »  , 

By  order. 

S.  COOPER, 
Adjutant  and  Inspector  General. 

II.  In  accordance  with  tlie  above  order,  all  details  of  men  who 
do  not  hold  certificates  of  Medical  Boards  showing  unfitness  for  scr- 
Tice  in  the  field,  are  revoked,  with  the  following  exceptions  :  Men 
detailed  from  Department  Head  Quarters,  on  the  ground  of  justice, 
equity,  and  necessity,  where  that  ground  still  exists  and  is  stated  in 
the  order  of  d. -tail;  clerks,  who  are  experts,  and  whose  services  are 
indispensably  necessary,  not  exceeding  one  for  each  officer,  except  iu 
the  Bureaux  at  Marshall,  Texas,  and  those  in  the  service  of  the  Post 
Office,  Treasury  and  Adjutant  General's  Department ;  men  detailed  in 
field  service,  in  which  class   is    embraced  those  constantlv  engaged 


in  collecting  cattle,  horees  and  mnlea,  and  in  hauling  indispeaBabl* 
Bnppliee  from  one  post  to  another ;  artisans,  mechanics  and  persons  of 
scientific  skill,  in  the  service  of  the  government ;  contractors  with  th» 
government,  whose  personal  services  are  certified  by  tho  Chief  of  the 
I)epartn3«nt  with  whom  they  have  contracted,  to  be  indispensable  to 
the  execution  of  their  contract,  and  whose  individual  attention  is  given 
thereto. 

III.  OflScers  are  not  permitted  to  relieve  men  regularly  detailed  to 
them.  When  they  wish  details  revoked,  application  must  be  regularly 
made,  stating  the  reasons. 

IV.  Men  whose  details  are  revoked  for  misconduct  or  neglect  of 
duty,  will  not  be  again  subject  to  detail  during  the  remainder  of  their 
term  of  service. 

V.  No  detailed  man  will  be  furloughed  unless  he  has  a  certificate 
of  a  Medical  Board,  or  is  recommended  by  the  officer  with  whom  he  is 
serving,  for  extraordinary  skill  and  attention  to  duty. 

VI.  Able-bodied  agriculturalists  who  are  detailed'  from  Depart- 
ment Head  Quarters,  and  whose  details  are  hereby  revoked,  will  bo 
allowed  until  the  1st  of  May,  1865,  to  renew  their  applications.  If 
they  are  not  re-detailed  by  that  date,  enrolling  officers  will  send  them 
to  their  commands  without  delay. 

VII.  Men  detailed  as  mechanics,  artisans  or  persons  of  skill, 
other  than  those  in  the  service  of  the  government,  will  be  allowed 
until  the  1st  of  May,  1865,  to  have  their  details  renewed.  If  not  re- 
newed by  that  time,  they  will  be  sent  to  their  commands. 

VIII.  Leaves  of  absence  and  furloughs  granted  by  Brigadier' 
Geaeral  ^p.  T.  Bays,  P.  A.  C.  S.,  for  thirty  days,  will  be  respected. 

By  command  of 

Grenerel  E.  Kirby  Smfth, 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 
ABsistaut  Adjutant  Genei-al. 


gicad  i^mtim  Mtm^-^m  department, 

SHREVEPORT,  LA.,  FEBRUARY  14,  1865. 

Creneral  Orders, ) 
.\o.  11.  j 

T.  The  following  named  officers  are  charged  with  the  manufacture 
and  repairs  of  field  transportation,  and  the  supplying  and  recruiting  of 
muli'S  and  artillery  horses  in  their  respective  Districts  : 

Major  Ed.  A.  Burke,  District  of  T^xas,  New  Mexico  and  Arizona. 

Office  at  Paris,  Texas. 
Major  A.  S.  Morgan,  District  of  Arkansas. 

Office  at  Washington,  Arkansas. 
Major  D.  N.  Speer,  District  of  Western  Louisiana. 

Office  »*t.N«tchi)t«chefe,  Louisiana. 
Major  Saml.  Robinson,  District  of  Indian  Territory. 

Office  at  DoaksvTlle,  Choctaw  Nation. 
They  will  report  to  and  receive  their  instructions  fi-ovn   Major  C. 
D.  Hill,  Chief  Inspector  of  Field  Transportation  Trans  Mississippi 
Department,  and  are  relieved  from  the  control   of  the   District  Com- 
manders. 

All  requisitions  for  field  transportation  must  be  made  by  chief 
quartermasters  of  Districts  upon  Maj»r  C.  D.  Hill,  Chief  Inspector, 
and  none  of  the  officers  named,  will  issue  unless  the  requisition  has  his 
approval. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirby  Smith, 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 
Assisiainf  Atfjtitaut  General. 


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SHREVEPORT,  LA.,  FEBRUARY  18,  1865. 

€r€nerad  Orders, ) 

No,  IS.  /  _ 

The  fallowing  order  is  published  for  the  information  of  the  Die- 
partmentf. 

^'''    '^    "'  ''    AbJUTANT  AXD  Inspector  General's  OpFici, 
Richmond,  Va.,  Kovember  1,  1864. 
Genejral  Orders,  ) 
'•"      No.  83.  ) 

I.  All  soldiers  hereafter  furloughed  at  department  or  army  headl- 
quarters,  or  at  hospitals,  by  reason  of  disability  resulting  fi'om  wounds 
or  sickness,  will  rejoin  their  commands  at  the  expiration  of  the  time 
originally  allowed,  unh^ss,  in  the  opinion  of  a  medical  examining  board, 
their  condition  is  not  such  as  to  permit  them  to  make  the  journey'with- 
out  serious  detriment  to. their  health.  All  now;  absent  are  required  to 
return  at  the  expiration  (\f  their  present  furloughs,  except  those  unable 
to  travel.  The  certificate  required  above  will  be  promptly  forwarded 
to  the  coiupaiiy  commanders. 

II.  Generals  commanding  Reserve  Forces  in  the  several  States, 
ai'e  charged  with  the  execution  uf  this  order.  They  will  cause  to  be 
collected  and  forwarded  without  delay,  to  their  respective  command,*, 
all  tne«  who  come  within  the  provisions  of  the  preceeding  payagraph, 
that  they  may  be  discharged,  retired  or  assigned  to  active  or  light 
dvity,  as  circumstances  may  j^ustify. 

III.  Paragraph  VII.,  General  Orders  No.  48,  (currant  series)  i» 
thus  amended  :  . 

Officers  of  the  Quartermaster's  Department  failing  to,,  return  the 
sacks  in  which  grain  is  received  from  the  quartermaster,  will  be  charged 
three  dollars  for  every  one  not  returned. 

IV.  Paragraph  I,  General  Orders  No.  74  (1862),  is  so  modified  as 
to  require  the  enforcement  of  the  Conscript  Act  in  the  Department  of 
South  we- tern  Kentucky. 

V.  Candidates  for  appointment  to  the  position  of  military  stor* 
keeper  in  the  Ordnance  Department  will,  hereafter,  be  subject  to  such 
esxaminatiou,  prior  to  appointment,  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Chief 
of  Ordnance. 

VI.  Commanders  of  cavalry  regiments  or  battalions  will  require 
eompany  commanders  to  keep  a  descriptive  roll  of  all  horses  in  their 
companies,  noting  all  changes  which  are  made  amongst  them  by 
casualties  or  other  causes,  as  they  occur. 

VII.  Every  horse,  borne  upon  the  descriptive  roll,  will  be 
treated  as  public  property,  so  long  as  forage  and  the  forty  cents 
a  day  are  drawn  from  the  Government.  No  aoJdier  will  be  permitted 
to  ride  his  horse,  except  in  the  discharge  of  public  duty,  or  to  sell  or 
exchange  him,  except  te  secure  one  more  serviceable,  such  superiority 
to  be  determined  and  certified  by  the  company  officers  present  for  duty 


and  the  fact  noted  upon  the  descriptive  roll.  Such  sales  or  exchanges, 
however,  are  strictly  forbidden  between  cavalrymen  of  the  same  or 
different  comm&nds.  ,    , 

VTlT.  5&rigad&  I'hsjie'titoTs,  ^n  fnaking  ins'pections,  will  examine 
these  descriptive -rolls,  Obgei-ving  that  they  accni-att.4y  describe  the  num- 
ber and  distinguishing  marks  of  the  horses.  Wht-re  they  discover 
horses  to  have  been  used  for  private  purposes,  br  disposed  of  in  vibra- 
tion of  orders,  they  Avill  note  the  facts  upon  the  inspectioii  repovt,  with 
tlie  names  of  the  company  commandHrs  permitting  it,  and  of  the  sol- 
diers so  offending,  sending  up  charges  against  all,  with  the  view  ff> 
their  trial  by  court-martial. 

IX.  Horses  forfeitefl  under  the  action  of  General  Orders  Nos.  ot 
[act  26]  and  55,  Adjutant  and  Inspector  General's  Office,  of  1864,  may 
oe  purchased,  after  appraisement,  for  the  benefit  of  owners,  by  deserv- 
ing cavalrymen  who  have  lost  ihe'it  horses  by  the  casualties  o'f  battle. 
.  ,  X.  Inspectors  will  report  an  their  "insrpection  reports,"  for  traiiS- 
^r  to  the  infantry,  all  men  found  dismounted  through  their  own  care- 
lessness, or  whose  horses  may  have  been  rendered  unserviceable  by 
neglect  or  hard  usage  upon  other  than  public  service. 
DESCRIPTIVE   ROLL. 

Of  animals  belonging  to  Company ,  Regiment. . 

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Br  order. 

(Signed)  S.  COOPER,, 

Adjutant  and  In6|pector  G^enend. 
By  c6mmand  of 

'Genfiztal  E.  Kikby  Smith, 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 
Asbi'stitisiit  A^jutimt  G'enerftl. 


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§m\  (^mxUx^  Sftau^-Piss^.  department 

SHREVEPORT,  LA.,  FEBRUARY  20,  1865. 

lircncral  Orders,  ) 
No.  13.         i 

I.  The  establifihments  for  the  mauufacturo  of  Clothiug,  Camj» 
and  gai-rison  Equipage,  .are  constituted  Department  Depots,  and  ;ire 
placed  in  charge  of  the  following  officers  : 

Houston,  Texas Captain  E.  W.  Taylor,  A.  Q.  M. 

Huntsville,  " .Major  W.  D.  Bkabd,  Q.  M. 

Mound  Prairie,     "     Major  J.  J.  BusBV,  Q.  M. 

Gilmer,  "    Captain  A.  U.  Wright,  A.  Q.  >1. 

Shreveport,  La.,        Captain  J.  W.  Bossert,  A.  Q.  M. 

These  officers  will  report  to,  and  receive   their  instructions.   fV 
Major  W.  H.  Haynes,  Chief  of  Clothing  Bureau. 

By  command  of 

General  E.  Kirby  S.mith, 

S.  S.  ANDERSON, 
Assietant  Adjutant  General 


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